Buccaneers will honor Malcolm Glazer with patch

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will honor their late owner, Malcolm Glazer, by wearing an "MG" patch on their uniforms this year, the team announced Wednesday.

Glazer, a Rochester native, died May 28. He built a financial empire that Forbes said was worth $4.5 billion last year. He purchased the Bucs in 1995, and later bought Manchester United, one of the most popular soccer clubs in the world.

The patch, which is black and white, will be on the upper left side of the team's uniforms starting this Friday for the team's preseason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

"Our father was very proud of his ownership of the Buccaneers and we know how special each football season was to him and our entire family," Buccaneers co-chairman Bryan Glazer said in a statement posted on team's website. "The support we have received since his passing has been overwhelming and we look forward to honoring him this season."